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Find the centroid of the triangle whose vertices are : (2, 1), (5, 2), (3,4).


∾ The centroid of the triangle ABC with A(x 1, y 1, ), B(x 2, y 2 ) and C(x 3, y 3, ) is

∴ The centroid of the triangle whose vertices are (2, 1), (5, 2), (3, 4)

So, the centroid

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